UP: To those who continue to work toward the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream, who continue to teach honestly, to ask questions, to strive for better for all men and women — from the “multi-racial army of the poor” to the one percent. “We’ve got some difficult days ahead. But it ...

“We have the opportunity to do something monumental at this moment.” Gov. Jim Justice used Wednesday’s State of the State address to toss out some big ideas: A 50% reduction in the personal income tax phased in over three years; a rebate on residents’ motor vehicle tangible personal ...

It will take a while to wade through the list of bills introduced for the 2023 West Virginia Legislative Session, given that there are 605 of them. But there are too many lowlights to let go unmentioned, as lawmakers get rolling. Sadly, there is plenty of it that seems just plain harmful to ...

When a figure as successful as Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates comes to town, it tends to dazzle and distract — maybe even spark a little hope. What a wonderful possibility, if Gates genuinely believes what is happening in West Virginia is “pretty exciting,” and thinks of us as an energy ...

Don’t let choruses of “We’re in the Money” distract you from a big problem lawmakers will need to tackle in this year’s legislative session. Providing a good education for our children and properly supporting teachers will — or should, anyway — take up a lot of time and ...

Both state Senate President Craig Blair, R-Berkeley, and House Speaker Roger Hanshaw, R-Clay, appear to understand talk that we COULD see as much as $1.8 billion in excess tax revenue by the end of June is only a possibility. There are too many variables, such as the possibility the surplus ...